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Mosquito spraying scheduled for Wednesday night in Lafayette, Erie

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Posted:
07/23/2013 08:21:31 AM MDT

Updated:
07/23/2013 08:35:12 AM MDT

The city of Lafayette and the town of Erie both announced contractors will be conducting mosquito sprays Wednesday night in response to mosquitoes in several areas of the county testing positive for West Nile virus.

The spraying will take place in Erie at Erie Community Park, Kenosha Estates/Erie Village, Historic Downtown, Northridge and Vista Point between the hours of 8 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.

The spraying in Lafayette will take place at Waneka Lake Park after 10 p.m.

Colorado Mosquito Control will be doing the spraying for both Erie and Lafayette.

Mosquitoes caught in traps in several parts of Boulder County -- including Waneka Lake -- have tested positive for the West Nile virus. Spraying operations have already been conducted in Longmont and parts of unincorporated Boulder County.

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